Manchester United Women were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton in a tight Women's Super League encounter at Goodison Park. The result leaves Marc Skinner's side fourth in the table on 11 points, now two points behind Everton who climbed to sixth. This league standing follows a record of three wins and two draws from their seven games so far. The team now finds itself eight points behind the league leaders, Chelsea W.
Courtney Brosnan was the home side's hero, making a series of saves to deny United. She stopped a powerful strike from Elisabeth Terland, who has now scored five WSL goals against Everton in her career. Jess Park also created a chance with a clever through ball, but the resulting effort was again kept out by the busy Everton keeper.
At the other end, Phallon Tullis-Joyce was called into action to deny former United full-back Hannah Blundell and twice kept out attempts from Ornella Vignola either side of halftime. The introduction of substitute Simi Awujo provided a spark for United, who improved after her arrival but could not find a breakthrough in what was described as a drab affair.
The draw extends United's unbeaten run in the league to five matches, with a recent sequence of three wins and two draws. Their form reads DWDWW, with the last result a 3-0 victory over Burnley. This unbeaten stretch of five games includes the recent 1-1 draw with Manchester City W and the 5-3 win at Liverpool W. Over the course of the season, the team has scored nine goals but conceded 11, resulting in a negative goal difference.
Everton had not won any of their previous 15 WSL meetings with United, making this a hard-earned point for Scott Phelan's team. It was their first draw of the league campaign after three wins and four defeats. United's focus now shifts to their next challenge, an away trip to face Aston Villa on Saturday, 7 November. Villa currently sit eighth in the table. The team will be looking to forward J. Olme, their top scorer this season with three goals in seven appearances, to provide the cutting edge in that fixture.
The original report is at evertonfc.com
